You should not believe your conscience and your feelings more than the word which the Lord who receives sinners preaches to you.

We can mention only one point (which experience confirms), namely, that next to the Word of God, music deserves the highest praise. No greater commendation than this can be found — at least not by us. After all, the gift of language combined with the gift of song was only given to man to let him know that he should praise God with both word and music, namely, by proclaiming [the Word of God] through music.

Drive them [Jews] like mad dogs from our land... let not one of them live.

Astrology is framed by the devil, to the end people may be scared from entering into the state of matrimony, and from every divine and human office and calling.

Thus, dear friends, I have said it clearly enough, and I believe you ought to understand it and not make liberty a law.

Daily there have to be many troubles and trials in every house, city, and country. No station in life is free of suffering and pain, both from your own, like your wife or children or household help or subjects, and from the outside, from your neighbors and all sorts of accidental trouble.

Let a man be endowed with ten virtues and have but one fault and the one fault will eclipse and darken all the virtues.